Albertus Magnus junior Kate Mager awarded the 2016-2017 Rockland Girls Basketball Player of the Year
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When Kate Mager was selected as the Journal News/lohud Rockland player of the year last season, she narrowly edged two of her teammates for the honor. This season, the senior is showing early signs of a potential repeat performance.

Mager had 14 points and five rebounds in a 64-43 win over Eastchester, then drained a career-high 40 points to lift Albertus Magnus to a 59-53 win over Summitt Academy in the Hoops4Hearts Showcase and take home lohud girls basketball player of the week honors.

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Albertus Magnus junior Kate Mager, Rockland girls basketball player of the year, photographed at Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. (Photo11: John Meore/The Journal News)

Honor Roll

- Sonia Citron, Ursuline: The freshman only logged one game last week, but what a game it was. Citron had 30 points, 13 rebounds, four steals, and four assists in a 65-37 win over Kennedy Catholic.

- Claire Cody, Carmel: The junior forward was neck-and-neck with Mager for POTW honors this week after averaging 23.6 points and more than 10 rebounds per game over three games for the Rams. Cody had a career-high 32 points, 16 rebounds, and seven assists in a 62-27 win over Port Chester.

- Aubrey Griffin, Ossining: This will probably be the first of many times you see Griffin's name on this list, especially if she keeps up at this rate. The junior finished with 36 points in just three quarters during a 104-52 win over Scarsdale, with 22 points coming in the first quarter.

- Kelsey Quain, Ossining: The senior guard proved why she is one of the top shooters in the state after burying eight 3-pointers in three quarters against Scarsdale. Quain is quickly showing why she earned a Second 7 team nod in the preseason.

- Maria Violante, Fox Lane: The senior forward averaged 19.5 points, 14.0 rebounds, and 6.5 blocks per game over two games for the Foxes last week while also scoring her 1,000th career point. It may not be the only milestone Violante celebrates this season, as she looks to hit the 1,000-rebound mark in 2018.

How to nominate a player for #POTW

Please include the player’s name, school, grade, position and stats for the week (all games from Monday through Sunday). Tournament performances (all-tournament team, tournament MVP, team win, etc.) count towards this award, even if you don’t have exact stats.

Example: Brooke Davis, Tree Hill H.S., Sr., PG: Brooke had 48 points, 27 rebounds, and 26 assists and in the Ravens' wins this week over Catalano and McFadden. She was also MVP of the Whitey Durham Invitational on Saturday.

Players need at least two games to qualify for POTW honors, although they can still be named to the Honor Roll with just one game. Dutchess players are not eligible for either honor, as they are not in the lohud coverage area.

There is no limit to how many times a player may receive player of the week or Honor Roll recognition. All decisions are final once the post goes live, so please make sure to get nominations in so that no one is overlooked or snubbed.

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